The effect of cultural changes on individual income inequality experienced by populations in Japan compared to the United Kingdom before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

This literature review will focus on COVID-19 as an element of cultural shock affecting income inequality in Japan and the United Kingdom. I will introduce parts of Japan and the United Kingdom’s culture that contributed to income inequality previously, which are, in my opinion, significant, for instance, views towards work and work ethics, which seem to have changed after the pandemic. I will then summarize the impacts COVID-19 had on the culture of both countries and investigate, focusing on the entertainment sector because it is one of the sectors that developed during COVID-19. Entertainment plays a significant role in shaping cultures.